Bill Lambert
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| And there it was ...gone! | |
| 14-03-2008 - Bill Lambert | |
| Suddenly it was time. I was finally stepping onto the green carpet and I
was going to judge at the worlds greatest dog show! So how did it
feel?
Well in some ways it was a bit surreal. It was almost as If someone else
was the judge and I was simply... 1 |
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| What is a "Superdog" ? | |
| 7-03-2008 - Bill Lambert | |
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On the first day of Crufts 2008 a story broke in the National Press that
the bookmakers William Hill had suspended betting on Crufts due to
"abnormal betting patterns" on a dog from the utility group winning Best
in Show.
I must say that I was taken... 2 |
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| We're here! | |
| 6-03-2008 - Bill Lambert | |
| Although this is my 29th Crufts, it's my first as a Kennel Club
employee, and I cannot believe that there was so little that I knew
about what goes on behind the scenes!
I'm sitting in the Press office surrounded by Journalists from all over
the wor... |
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| Relax and Enjoy | |
| 3-03-2008 - Bill Lambert | |
| Relax and enjoy!
With Crufts just a matter of hours away its clearly too late to change
anything major, so the important thing is to avoid anything that will
add any stress. My advice therefore is to and try and plan as much in
advance as possible a... |
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| Countdown! | |
| 28-02-2008 - Bill Lambert | |
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With Crufts now just a week away there will many people, both exhibitors
and judges who will be getting maybe just a tad nervous as the show
approaches. As an exhibitor in previous years, I know that with such a
lot of planning and with such high hopes... |
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| Entries are in! | |
| 6-02-2008 - Bill Lambert | |
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Entries are in
Well the forms have been processed, the numbers all verified, the
entries all checked and the dogs have all been counted so it's now
official; Crufts 2008 will be the second largest dog show ever held.
There are a total number of 22,... 2 |
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| Breeder's Views | |
| 24-01-2008 - Bill Lambert | |
| Breeder's views
Believe it or not, whilst Crufts 2008 is now just a few weeks away some
peoples minds will already be on Crufts 2009, as the weekend of 17th -
20th January saw Manchester Dog Show Society's Championship show which
represents the firs... |
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| Planning starts now! | |
| 9-01-2008 - Bill Lambert | |
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Now Christmas is over, most peoples thoughts will be turning to the
January sales, starting that new diet or even how to pay off those
credit card bills that have risen rather alarmingly over the holiday
period.
Unless you're a dog exhibitor that is... |
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| How difficult is judging? | |
| 18-12-2007 - Bill Lambert | |
| "So exactly how difficult it can be?" was the response of a good friend
when I proudly announced that I had been asked to Judge at the worlds
greatest dog show. "Surely all you have to do is put them in a line and
say which one you like best?" Actually... 1 |
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| Judging at Crufts | |
| 30-11-2007 - Bill Lambert | |
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So it is clear that there is a lot of excitement about Crufts from you
all out there. So what about me? How do I feel?
Well this year is a very special year for me for, after almost 25 years
of exhibiting my dogs at Crufts, this year I will actually... 1 |
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| Travelling to Crufts | |
| 19-11-2007 - Bill Lambert | |
| Having just returned from a short trip to the United States, and after
reading some of the comments whilst I have been away, it seems that it
is not only us in the UK who are looking forward to Crufts! Judging by
the interest shown and the many questio... |
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| Qualifying for Crufts | |
| 6-11-2007 - Bill Lambert | |
| Hi Folks and thanks for your responses!
Nice to know that there are lots of you out there who are looking
forward to Crufts!
I must say I was surprised at a couple of the responses; particularly
the one from Johanna whom I fear has been the victim... 6 |
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| Entering Crufts! | |
| 28-10-2007 - | |
| Entering Crufts!
Hi and welcome to my first blog! I am planning to write each week up
until Crufts and will try and give perhaps some idea of the exhibitors
and judges' perspective.
We are now getting towards the end of the show calendar and ther... 16 |
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